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Trail Blazers alter trade sending Anfernee Simons to Boston for Jrue Holiday The Blazers are sending Anfernee Simons to the Boston Celtics for Jrue Holiday.

Evidently the Cs are losing the two 2nds from the Blazers [medical concerns]. www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025...

Wondering if dealing Simons to DAL (placeholder for Kyrie) for Washington and, say, Hardy could make sense from here? Another expiring w/PJW. With a Hauser deal that would get you awfully close to the 2nd apron going into the year.

Question: the Cs can’t do anything (like this Jrue deal) to get under the 2nd apron for this past 24-25 season, right? I’m assuming that ship has sailed?

Agree in full. You could also include how he failed to add a piece at last year’s deadline that possibly could’ve maybe won them another round or two?

Also, maybe hit your free throws.

Need to find the last 36-point 4th quarter they allowed …

Playoff Tatum was more primary ["like Luka" ... playing point, drawing doubles] last year than he's ever been. So Nate is equating "secondary role" with "shooting slump"? That's some heady analysis right there.

Bill Belichick spying on Rutgers already smh

Thanks Ryan. So generous of you. I've volunteered here several times. Huge need in the community these days.

Why does it keep happening, and why doesn’t it change?

I don’t care about the blown 3-point lead to the Hawks [Cs shot horribly in the second half, and Hawks did the inverse] and care even less about the loss. But this is horrifying and will almost certainly cost them a playoff game … x.com/modakhil_nba...

If the Cs choose not to add, how realistic is it that they use their 2nds to get under the 2nd apron [I think they're around $5.6m over]? Could you move 3 minimums, fill the slots with 2-ways, etc. and get under?

Cs on pace to take 72 3-pointers today.

Thanks

Is the DARKO DPM curve you Tweeted [for Hauser] the curve of a typical NBA player? Or a certain position? Or something else?

Hauser is red hot and he gets one look this quarter. First I’ve seen of White forcing his own offense.

How close do the Wiz get?

Mhm

Thanks. Great point about the TO; glad he had two left, but shouldn't take two. I'm with you on the luck of it all for sure.

What did you make of the late 4th quarter execution? See anything fundamentally different from the Smart era? I noticed White + Jrue took the ball over half court on all but 2 occasions, with Tatum playing more off ball. But was this more about KP just getting hot + some positive 50/50 plays?

Well played. I believe there was a scene in "Elf" about a peach being too "vulnerable" to be the lead character in a children's book. There's a joke about Porzingis somewhere in there ...

Two peach trees here in MA and I must say things look bleak. Though not as bleak as the Cs' defense is going to look ... frequently.